The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-06
school E1aminer's Questions.
EATON, o., january l, 1887.
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E. P. VAUGHAN, WEST ALEXANDRIA
l. Explain the rule for pointing off the
quotient in division of decimals.
2. How many feet in IA pieces of timber
7Kx16 and II feet 6 inches longf
8. Ifa man 6 feet in stature weigh zoo
pounds, what would a man 5 IT. + in. OF small
er proportions weigh?
4. The face of the note, time, and date be-
ing the same, which is larger, the true or
bank discount? Why? Explain by example.
5. Bought a SITS note drawing 6 per cent.
interest. SO that it yielded 8 per cent. on the
Investment. What did ! payf A
g.. Took q risk in insurance at 3 per cent;
reinsured two-thirds of it SO that / received
~ per cent. on the remainder. At what rate
did I insure?
Z. Write a negotiable note drawing simple
interest, having three Inducements. As
8. Show by the use ola problem the differ
erence in simple, annual and compound in
terest.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
l. Make a list of words using the different
diacritical marks. z
2. Indicate the pronunciation of Madras,
ella, Ceylon, possess, Jaguar, Lofoden, Hue,
Bengal, assigne, assignor.
TRIGONOMETRY.
l. Define trigonometry, logarithm, logar-
ithmic, tangent, and natural sine.
2. Develop formula for finding the other
parts of a plane, right angle when two are
given.
g.. Demonstrate the following: elm any
plane triangle the sines are proportional to
the other Sides"
4. In a triangle whose sides are 20, 30 and
40, find the greatest angle.
s. How must three stakes be driven so
that the angle at A may be double the angle
at B, the angle at B double the angle at 6,
and a line of 400 yards may just go around
them?
GRAMMAR.-TIME Is MINUTES.
F. NJ. DcMoTTE, LEwIsBURa,o o.
1. What is the difference between regular
and irregular, active and passive, ommon
progressive and emphatic as used in gram
mar?
2. Write sentences illustrating the differ
emit uses of "that."
8. Write sentences illustrating Eve differ
ent uses of the ininitive.
4. Parse the verb in the following: How
do you do? Coniugate the verb in the ind.
past tense.
5. Correct, if necessary: Each of us must
do our duty. Reason.
6. Write q sentence with "bave" in the
Indicative mode, past perfect tense.
z. Diagram: Think for thyself-one good
(idea,
But Enoso to be thine o0n,
Is better than q thousand CLEANED
v ciu w OthCA5 " -
Parse italicized words.
GEOGRAPHY.-rIME 60 MINUTES
1. Describe the northern boundary of the
2. Name the States bordering on the Mis-
sissippi river.
s. Go by water from Milwaukee to Cam
ton via Alexandria.
4. Name and describe the most extensive
plateau on the globe.
5. Are the climate and mathematical
zones the sameP If not, why7
g. Name the oceanic movements. De.
scribe each. Give the cause of each.
7. Which has the longer day in June, Chi
cago or Quito?
8. What meridian is the boundary between
the Eastern and Western Hemispheresf
9. Account for the Atacama desert.
10. What subjects are taught in physical
geography
UNITED STATES HISTORY TINE 60
MINUTES
F. 8. ALLEY, NEW PARIS, o.
1. Of what benefit to the average citizen
is a knowledge of u. s. History?
2. Relate the part which the Quakers have
done in making the history of our country.
8. Discuss the slavery question from 1913
to 1868.
4. Sketch the history of the Utited States
Bank. What is our present system of bank
ing?
6. In what ways is the Constitution SUI
perior to the articles of Confederation
What difficulties were experienced in franz
ing it?
Z. What were the results of the Mexican.
War? Civil War?
8. Who are the leading inventors of our
country? Poets? Novelistsf Historiansf-
Statesmen? What prominent Americans.
have died within the past year,
THEORY AND PRACTICE.-rIME As MIN
UTEs.
1. Use at least a page or more in discuss
ing the subject of Imagination, setting forth
what you think are the principal things to be
observed in teaching.
2. What are the effects of Pleasure and
Pain in teaching2
8. Explain Pope's lines from the teachers
standpoint:
" sTis with our judgments as our watches;
none
Go just alike, yet each believes his own"
A.. What means do you use to secure the
attention of your pupilsf.
5. What are the principal things to be OBJ
served in conducting a recitationf